It was around the mid-point of the election campaign that I decided not to worry about all the dirt that was sticking to me. There were enough manufactured scandals that adding a few genuine conflicts of interest to the pile didn't seem like it'd make much difference, and it's not as if the voters seemed to care as long as their concerns were being addressed. I picked up the widow of a wealthy supporter at his funeral and, later, when she'd left the country, I flirted, through the media, with a hot celebrity who had shown an interest in me.

I'm aiming to become the president in Political Animals [official site], and it probably sounds a lot more enjoyable than it actually is.

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